Authority citation: Thomas, O. 1904-08-31. On shrews from British East Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)14(81):236-241.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27733965
Original name as described: Crocidura fumosa
Nominal names: fumosa O. Thomas, 1904 | alchemillae E. Heller, 1910
Other common names: Smoky Mountain Shrew
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Eulipotyphla -- Family: Soricidae -- Subfamily: Crocidurinae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1900.2.1.8
Type locality: "Western slope of Mt. Kenya, 2600 m," Kenya.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Kenya (KEN) | Ethiopia (ETH)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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